The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are a totally new kind of audio wearable device: premium sound built into a cuff-shaped earbud that doesn’t cover your ear. Proprietary Bose OpenAudio technology allows the earbuds to play rich, immersive audio privately even though the speakers on the earbuds sit a short distance from your ear canal, leaving you open to the sounds of your surroundings. The cuffs hook around the outside of your ear so gently that you might forget they’re even there, so you can leave them on all day, always ready for music, calls, or videos.

QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) offer all the same features as their predecessor, QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, plus:Improved call quality through AI-based background noise suppressionWireless chargingImproved ActiveSense (adaptive noise cancellation) technologyCase battery level reporting in the Bose appOption to disable touch controls via the Bose app

The left and right earbud surfaces are the same, but the controls vary depending on whether you are listening to audio or on a phone call.When listening to audio:Swipe up or down for volume controlTap once to play or pause contentTap twice in quick succession to skip forwardTap three times in quick succession to skip backPress and hold the earbud surface to access a favourite listening mode, and release when the desired mode is announced. The default shortcut function on both buds is to cycle through three listening modes:Quiet Mode (full noise cancelling)Aware Mode (full audio transparency to